La investidura de Ada Colau - vídeo
Pro-inclusion humans were given political power today.
La investidura/swearing in of Ada Colau Ballano, as Barcelona of mayor, in la Plaça de Sant Jaume, alongside a swarm of
human beings, many of them volunteers who have been working selflessly
to try to improve social and political problems for the most vulnerable
human situations in Barcelona.
To Colau's request, unlike previous investidura ceremonies in Barcelona, there were no barriers, red carpets, or expensive suits separating the people from their politicians.
I couldn't stay long (it lasted 3 hours and my back was killing me),
but the keywords in Colau's speech were "CIUDAD"/city and "DEMOCRACIA
PARTICIPATIVA"/citizen-based democracy.
Many other grassroots-based
mayors and city councilors were sworn in across Spain today, an
unprecedented number of women and minorities
(race/nationality/religion/sexual orientation).
Hoping to see positive, more-inclusive changes soon.
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